Selected quad for the lemma: enemy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
enemy_n	word_n	wrath_n	write_v	41	3	5.3353	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A42869	Ekdikēsis or A discourse of vengeance Delivered in a sermon preached at Dorchester, at the assizes holden there for the county of Dorset, March. 4. 1663. By Henry Glover rector of Shroton.	Glover, Henry, b. 1624 or 5.	1664 (1664)	Wing G889B; ESTC R217417	16,653	28

the_o several_a temper_n and_o disposition_n it_o meet_v withal_o will_v allow_v it_o the_o angry_a man_n find_v enough_o in_o they_o to_o justify_v his_o revenge_n as_o well_o as_o the_o meek_a man_n to_o content_a and_o satisfy_v his_o patience_n 2._o moses_n the_o mouth_n of_o god_n to_o the_o israelite_n and_o therefore_o the_o able_a the_o meek_a man_n upon_o earth_n num._n 12._o 3._o and_o therefore_o the_o fit_a to_o supresse_v the_o sin_n of_o revenge_n lay_v down_o more_o punctual_a precept_n to_o this_o purpose_n levit._n 19_o 17_o 18._o thou_o shall_v not_o hate_v thy_o brother_n in_o thy_o heart_n thou_o shall_v not_o avenge_v nor_o bear_v any_o grudge_n against_o the_o child_n of_o thy_o people_n but_o thou_o shall_v love_v thy_o neighbour_n as_o thyself_o i_o be_o the_o lord_n now_o this_o be_v a_o law_n stamp_v with_o god_n own_o authority_n and_o of_o divine_a revellation_n be_v likely_a to_o have_v have_v better_a effect_n than_o what_o be_v only_o the_o product_n of_o natural_a light_n and_o have_v nothing_o but_o the_o bare_a word_n of_o a_o philosopher_n to_o support_v it_o against_o the_o unruly_a passion_n of_o man_n but_o there_o be_v two_o thing_n especial_o which_o hinder_v the_o desire_a success_n of_o that_o law_n first_o the_o jew_n look_v upon_o none_o as_o their_o brother_n or_o neighbour_n but_o only_o a_o jew_n and_o second_o the_o pharise_n corrupt_a gloss_n upon_o that_o text_n of_o the_o law_n thou_o shall_v love_v thy_o neighbour_n as_o thyself_o which_o they_o expound_v thou_o shall_v love_v thy_o neighbour_n and_o hate_v thy_o enemy_n mat._n 5._o 43._o by_o the_o first_o of_o these_o all_o mankind_n beside_o a_o jew_n or_o a_o proselyte_n be_v cut_v off_o from_o any_o benefit_n by_o that_o law_n and_o by_o the_o second_o the_o jew_n themselves_o too_o prone_a to_o revenge_n be_v teach_v so_o to_o interpret_v it_o as_o their_o duty_n to_o perform_v any_o such_o civilite_n to_o a_o enemy_n although_o a_o jew_n 3._o but_o jesus_n christ_n the_o great_a shepherd_n of_o the_o sheep_n who_o business_n into_o the_o world_n be_v to_o pull_v down_o the_o partition_n wall_n to_o make_v the_o whole_a world_n one_o great_a fraternity_n one_o common_a sheepfold_n begin_v this_o great_a work_n in_o his_o sermon_n upon_o the_o mount_n mat_n 5._o which_o lay_v down_o more_o press_v more_o particular_a and_o more_o extensive_a precept_n for_o bear_v of_o wrong_n love_v of_o enemy_n and_o do_v good_a for_o evil_n then_o ever_o the_o world_n before_o be_v acquaint_v withal_o and_o the_o apostle_n who_o follow_v after_o tread_v in_o their_o master_n step_n press_v nothing_o more_o frequent_o than_o a_o holy_a amnesty_n of_o injury_n and_o forgive_a of_o enemy_n look_v upon_o no_o vice_n so_o universal_o opposite_a to_o christianity_n as_o anger_n and_o revenge_n among_o the_o many_o precept_n and_o exhortation_n to_o this_o purpose_n this_o be_v one_o that_o i_o have_v now_o read_v unto_o you_o dear_o belove_v avenge_v not_o 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